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A robust gut lining is important for our overall healthShutterstock/3dMediSphere As we age, the cells that line our intestine gradually ...

First Authors of Retracted Papers Rarely Include Women

An analysis of high impact medical journals finds women are underrepresented among authors of retracted papers, prompting questions about gender, ...

Can Isa-VRd Sustain MM Minimal Residual Disease Negativity?

Longer-term results from the BENEFIT trial show sustained minimal residual disease negativity in newly diagnosed, transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma. Medscape Medical ...

Neutropenic Diet Safer for Patients With Blood Cancer

A recent analysis found a much higher major infection rate in patients receiving a liberalized diet vs a neutropenic diet, ...

GSK’s Chronic Hepatitis B Therapy Shows Promise in Key Studies, Analysts Await Full Data

GSK will use promising results from two studies of its experimental chronic hepatitis B therapy to support planned regulatory applications, ...

Underused Method of Colorectal ESD Could Improve Outcomes

The saline-immersion/irrigation technique in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection is a safe and effective minimally invasive approach for complex colorectal lesions. ...

1 in 3 Children May Outgrow Legume Allergy

Children with nonpriority legume allergies often develop tolerance during childhood, new research shows. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1-3-children-may-outgrow-legume-allergy-2026a10000ez?src=rss ...

Skipping Chemo Post-Surgery Risky for Kids With Eye Cancer

Skipping chemotherapy after eyeball removal is linked to increased risks for cancer recurrence, metastasis, and death in children with retinoblastoma. ...

Proton Therapy Improves Outcomes in Oropharyngeal Cancer

For patients with advanced oropharyngeal cancer, proton therapy may beat photon radiotherapy in terms of overall survival and toxicity. Medscape ...

Transfusion May Raise Death Risk After Endocarditis Surgery

Anemia and transfusion of red blood cells are common in patients undergoing valve surgery for infective endocarditis, and transfusion is ...

COVID Continues to Take a Toll, Especially Among Older Adults, Study Suggests

(MedPage Today) -- Despite the end to the public health emergency declaration in May 2023, COVID-19 continued to have a ...

First In-Ear EEG Device Gets FDA Clearance

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared an electroencephalography (EEG) system based on a small sensor worn in the ear, allowing ...

What Morbidity Hath Secretary Kennedy Wrought?

(MedPage Today) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is putting children's health and lives at risk ...

Trump Tells GOP to Be Flexible on Abortion Restrictions to Get a Healthcare Deal

(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants Republicans to reach a deal on healthcare insurance assistance by ...

GLP-1 Use Linked to Lower Colon Cancer Risk vs Aspirin

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients with a history of GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment had a significantly lower risk ...

Is Trump’s Aspirin Dose Too High?

(MedPage Today) -- President Trump's questionable habit of taking aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) goes as far ...

Sleep, Women, and Tau; Prenatal COVID and the Brain; Why FDA Rejected MS Drug

(MedPage Today) -- Cross-sectional data from 45 functionally intact older women at heightened risk for Alzheimer's disease suggested that short ...

Targeted Duo Wins Again in BRAF-Mutant Colorectal Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Including encorafenib (Braftovi) and cetuximab (Erbitux) in the first-line treatment of BRAF V600E-mutated metastatic ...

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